SMOKIN PHATTY'S

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#6361

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1381

peak 1381 · rated over 25 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-03-15

latest 2018-09-01

Best ToY finish

#471

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 25 contests

Avg finish

top 79%

overall standings

Best overall

654.7204 / 720

Master · Sons of the American Legion Red White & Blue II BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

603.55 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 623.31 (-19.76)

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

169.7028

Brisket · Racing For The BBQ

Consistency

±21.69

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 158.08 · weakest Brisket (152.16)

Road miles

1,609

mi across 25 mapped stops · furthest 166 mi

Schedule strength

34%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

623.31 / 720

25 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

HANG 'EM' HIGH has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN PHATTY'S 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

14–0 behind in the head-to-head

PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.92 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 12% of the time against 8%.

Brisket avg 152.16
Chicken avg 158.08
3 calls in 25 entries

Chicken nemesis

13 of 14 shared chicken entries lost

PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS ahead 93% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS has out-cooked them in 13 of 14 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BUTT BROS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked *Racing for the BBQ every year from 2015 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 36th

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

SMOKIN JERKS

#6360 of the rated field

1381 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1381

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 27 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 27 contests
last seen 2019-08-23

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PIG IN A PIT

#6363 of the rated field

1380 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1380

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 33 contests to 25, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 33 contests
last seen 2024-08-09

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RIBS BY ANDY

#6362 of the rated field

1380 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1380

No shared contest yet.

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT

#6364 of the rated field

1379 ▼ 2 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1379

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to SMOKIN PHATTY'S)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN PHATTY'S has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 30 contests
last seen 2021-09-04

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No Clue BBQ

#6359 of the rated field

1383 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1383

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 25 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

MOON KING BBQ

#6358 of the rated field

1383 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1383

No shared contest yet.

Rated 2 points above SMOKIN PHATTY'S.

rated over 25 contests
last seen 2023-07-14

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
THUMP & STRUM BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
JAESTAR BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
HANG 'EM' HIGH	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
MILLER'S BARNYARD BARBEQUE	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BUTT BROS BBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
Just Smoked Your Butt	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN IN THE BOARDROOM	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	25	2	167.4400	139.9998	158.08	top 72%
Pork Ribs	25	0	167.4400	139.4172	155.05	top 73%
Pork	25	2	169.6684	141.7028	158.02	top 71%
Brisket	25	3	169.7028	123.3260	152.16	top 71%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MO	18	top 76%
KS	4	top 87%
NE	2	top 95%
IL	1	top 72%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 71%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 89%
Large (40+)	15	top 76%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
*Racing for the BBQ	4	36	top 77%	2018-07-27
*Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge	2	26	top 95%	2018-09-01
The G Town Smokin Showdown	2	25	top 94%	2017-04-28
Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	2	40	top 82%	2014-05-16

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.5 yrs 2013-03-15 → 2018-09-01

Busiest season 2013 8 contests

Contests a season 4.2 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 18 of 25 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 19 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 25 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 158.08 · weakest Brisket (152.16)

Walk rate 20% a top-10 call in 5 of 25 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 25 contests

Master average 623.31 out of 720 · 25 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 582 241–848 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,609 25 mapped stops · furthest 166 mi

Schedule strength 1545 average field rating faced — tougher than 34% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Power rating 1381 peak 1381 · #6361 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
Mar 15 First tracked contest NKC MO State BBQ Championship
Mar 15 Peak power rating (1488) NKC MO State BBQ Championship
May 17 First call 3rd Annual Smokin on the Lake
Jul 26 Career-best single call (Brisket)169.7028 Racing For The BBQ
2014
May 16 10th tracked contest Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
Oct 18 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.7204 Sons of the American Legion Red White & Blue II BBQ Contest
Oct 18 Career-best overall score654.7204 Sons of the American Legion Red White & Blue II BBQ Contest
2018
Sep 1 25th tracked contest *Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge
Sep 1 Most recent contest *Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.7	NKC MO State Championship BBQ	2014-03-14
+5	*Racing for the BBQ	2018-07-27

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.9	NKC MO State BBQ Championship	2013-03-15
-10.4	Racing For The BBQ	2013-07-26
-10.2	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	2013-05-10
-8.9	Racing for the BBQ	2014-07-25
-8	23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort	2018-05-18

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	3	0%	top 84%	88.8%	82.8%
2017	3	0%	top 92%	86.2%	85%
2016	4	0%	top 84%	88.7%	86.8%
2015	2	0%	top 72%	89.6%	89.3%
2014	5	40%	top 74%	90.9%	88.2%
2013	8	38%	top 75%	89.2%	86.7%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-09-01	*Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	34 / 34 (559.8632)	31 (155.4172)	34 (139.4172)	34 (141.7028)	34 (123.3260)
2018-07-27	*Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	36 / 66 (639.3716)	15 (167.4400)	46 (154.2516)	32 (163.4056)	39 (154.2744)
2018-05-18	23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort Platte City, MO	36 / 37 (589.0632)	35 (150.2856)	36 (149.1316)	36 (145.6800)	32 (143.9660)
2017-09-02	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	26 / 29 (620.4344)	25 (155.3716)	27 (146.8228)	27 (153.7028)	14 (164.5372)
2017-07-28	*Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	50 / 54 (609.0172)	45 (160.5256)	46 (151.9660)	45 (156.5484)	54 (139.9772)
2017-04-28	The G Town Smokin Showdown Garnett, KS	25 / 27 (605.5204)	25 (148.4800)	23 (151.3716)	26 (154.8228)	23 (150.8460)
2016-07-29	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	46 / 54 (633.1204)	52 (151.9660)	42 (159.4400)	33 (165.7372)	48 (155.9772)
2016-06-10	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	26 / 34 (638.8344)	28 (155.9428)	21 (160.6172)	21 (165.7028)	24 (156.5716)
2016-05-13	21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort Platte City, MO	40 / 51 (627.3260)	34 (162.8000)	36 (156.5716)	44 (153.7144)	37 (154.2400)
2016-04-29	The G Town Smokin Showdown Garnett, KS	25 / 26 (601.5656)	22 (158.8112)	25 (147.9772)	19 (162.8572)	26 (131.9200)
2015-07-24	Racing for the BBQ Lees Summit, MO	47 / 63 (641.1428)	55 (156.5828)	26 (167.4400)	60 (155.4400)	36 (161.6800)
2015-05-15	20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	35 / 51 (645.0168)	42 (157.1084)	18 (166.8112)	23 (165.1200)	33 (155.9772)
2014-10-18	Sons of the American Legion Red White & Blue II BBQ Contest Smithville, MO	13 / 18 (654.7204)	12 (165.7144)	15 (157.6688)	9 (169.6684)	11 (161.6688)
2014-08-08	Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway Kansas City, KS	44 / 53 (627.9204)	39 (159.3944)	43 (155.9772)	34 (162.8572)	47 (149.6916)
2014-07-25	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	48 / 54 (623.7484)	45 (159.9656)	31 (162.2628)	53 (143.8284)	36 (157.6916)
2014-05-16	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	40 / 50 (630.2284)	40 (158.2856)	44 (151.9312)	23 (165.7144)	38 (154.2972)
2014-03-14	NKC MO State Championship BBQ 🏅 N. Kansas City, MO	27 / 61 (639.8860)	10 (166.8344)	20 (162.8228)	41 (157.1200)	41 (153.1088)
2013-10-18	Sons of the American Legion Red, White and Blue BBQ Smithville, MO	13 / 17 (637.1544)	12 (158.8572)	15 (154.2856)	14 (157.7600)	8 (166.2516)
2013-08-02	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	35 / 51 (642.2632)	49 (150.8000)	29 (161.7488)	14 (168.0000)	22 (161.7144)
2013-07-26	Racing For The BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	52 / 58 (626.2056)	30 (164.0000)	57 (142.2400)	54 (150.2628)	7 (169.7028)
2013-06-21	Knights of Columbus Quincy, IL	23 / 32 (594.2858)	31 (139.9998)	16 (152.5714)	26 (149.7144)	20 (152.0002)
2013-05-17	3rd Annual Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO	11 / 17 (642.2860)	10 (158.8572)	11 (154.2860)	7 (166.2856)	6 (162.8572)
2013-05-10	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	44 / 52 (615.4284)	30 (161.1428)	38 (153.1430)	40 (157.7140)	51 (143.4286)
2013-04-12	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	29 / 48 (641.1426)	18 (165.7142)	31 (159.4284)	20 (164.5714)	38 (151.4286)
2013-03-15	NKC MO State BBQ Championship N. Kansas City, MO	69 / 79 (597.1432)	31 (161.7142)	50 (156.0000)	56 (152.5716)	78 (126.8574)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018 ↗	Master	#1307 (179 pts)	#1196 (229 pts)	#1381 (179 pts)	#1368 (179 pts)	#1369 (179 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1513 (166 pts)	#1596 (166 pts)	#1553 (176 pts)	#1575 (166 pts)	#1307 (231 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1257 (230 pts)	#1293 (245 pts)	#1273 (250 pts)	#1201 (280 pts)	#1309 (235 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#1778 (120 pts)	#1612 (155 pts)	#1727 (130 pts)	#1763 (120 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#834 (403 pts)	#771 (483 pts)	#874 (418 pts)	#839 (438 pts)	#837 (413 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#471 (654 pts)	#462 (689 pts)	#483 (679 pts)	#426 (754 pts)	#359 (869 pts)